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#142a57 color: Ultramarine Violet

#142a57 is rgb(20, 42, 87) in RGB and oklch(29.515% 0.08618 262.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

29.5%
0.086
263°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.50:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #142a57

#142a57 is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 29.5% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.01:1 contrast and black text 1.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ultramarine Violet (#1d2a58). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #142a57 mixed with white

  1. 142a57
  2. 283d67
  3. 3d5178
  4. 536588
  5. 697a99
  6. 818fa9
  7. 99a4ba
  8. b1bacb
  9. cbd1dc
  10. e5e8ee

Darker: #142a57 mixed with black

  1. 142a57
  2. 10234b
  3. 0c1c3e
  4. 081633
  5. 051027
  6. 030a1c
  7. 010512
  8. 010208
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #142a57 with less saturation

  1. 142a57
  2. 172b53
  3. 192b4f
  4. 1c2c4b
  5. 1f2c46
  6. 212c42
  7. 232d3e
  8. 262d3a
  9. 282d35
  10. 2a2d31

Questions about #142a57

What color is #142a57?

#142a57 is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Ultramarine Violet. In RGB it is rgb(20, 42, 87), in HSL hsl(220.3, 62.62%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.515% 0.08618 262.705).

What colors go well with #142a57?

The complementary color of #142a57 is #402700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00324f and #2f2253. The triadic partners are #4f1617 and #0b370a.

Is white or black text more readable on #142a57?

White text reads better on #142a57: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and black gives 1.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #142a57 a warm or cool color?

#142a57 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 29.5% and its chroma 0.086.